Sand bar bash on the Colorado?

squirt

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Well I guess ive diverted the topic here, sorry. Dumped my oil today. Was running a magnetic pre-filter made by forcefeild has some metal on it :smile14: also found a small chunk in the oil maybe just machinig swarf I don't know. The pre-filter may be the cause of restriction causing the presure relief to open and the presure to drop? Still all speculation.
The oil looks fine this is the 3rd change and only 3hrs on the motor also found an o-ring looking hunk of silicone maybe 1/2 inch round on top of the filter??? I pulled the distributer bronze gear looks great as does everything I can see down inside there?? Ditching the forcefield for now put in a magnetic drain plug starting to get nervous but we'll see how it go's on Sun with all the extra crap out of the oiling system.. I don't know F$$K it man lets go bowling!!
 

Patchman

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With only 3 hours on the motor, you have changed the oil 3 times?What type of cam is in it, roller or flat tappet?What oil did you use to break in the cam?
 

squirt

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Started with royal purple break in oil-mineral based 10-30 went to 30w kendall and an hour on the lake dumped it and went to kendall 40w second lake trip and saw the presure dropping on hard accel over 4500 so I came home and dumped it again. The cam is a crane steel billet roller so it dosn't require much break in or additives- prolly just being paranoid but the oil is much cheaper than the engine.
 

Patchman

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Hey Mich if you read this before Sunday, let me know what we can bring to the river or if there is something ya'll need. We are going to shoot for 11:eek:o a.m. to meet up with Jetstar. See ya'll then!
 
bbf429- patchman said:
Hey Mich if you read this before Sunday, let me know what we can bring to the river or if there is something ya'll need. We are going to shoot for 11:eek:o a.m. to meet up with Jetstar. See ya'll then!

either some plates, chips, or whatever.. just let me know before you head out tomorrow.. see you river rats tomorrow... :smile23:
 
i am going to the san jac.. someone is confused... the sand bar bash is not till sept 19th.. river is today..... baked a cake for dad and john is making sausage on stick and peppers....ummmmmm
 
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